Pickles by Brian Crane for October 04, 2019

“chomping at the bits”? as in putting thoughts into his head?

That sounds vaguely obscene, and painful

An old equine saying equating impatience on a person’s part.

Some people would pay good money for that.

Earl you are a hang-out artist tis just another place to hang out ;-)

Believe it or not, it’s not “chomping” at the bit. It’s “champing”. Of course, nobody says it this way as the phrase has evolved. (I say it wrong too, but I KNOW it’s wrong). https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2014/04/chomping-vs-champing/

I don’t mind if my wife chomps at my bits. As long as she doesn’t chomp too hard.

She chomps like a champ. Or as others in the discussion would say, she champs like a champ.

Somehow, Earl will make up some silly excuse and say she never told him….lol

Gee, Earl doesn’t want to go anywhere! He just wants to stay home and relax in his chair!

Yesterday it was Nelson, today it’s Opal…Earl shouldn’t make commitments that he can’t keep…

Me too Earl, me too.

But tomorrow never gets here. (When tomorrow gets here it’s today. )

My stepdad (RIP) loved to go shopping – everywhere except the fabric store. He’d willingly drive mom there, but he’d never go in – he’d sit in the car reading until she came out.

This has the potential to drop in the gutter.

She at chompin’ at the bit, son. She’s puttin’ a burr under yer saddle!

Tomorrow! Yes tomorrow as long as it is always tomorrow forever and ever tomorrow.

Why does she want to go somewhere with someone that doesn’t want to go? She can have more fun going alone or choosing a more fitting company. For example, I love going to hardware store – the bigger, the better – but I would never ask to one of my sisters or girl friends to come with me. They wouldn’t like it and spoil it for me. Going with my brother in law, on the other hand, is fun. Therefore, better alone than in wrong company. :)

Either “champing” or “chomping” is ok.https://grammarist.com/usage/champing-chomping-at-the-bit/More important, it’s singular: “bit”, not “bits”.Cheers.

“Chomping at the bits” = oral sex gone wrong. Or right, if that is your taste. Obviously not Earl’s.